Note 191 — Chapter XXVII · THE SECOND CROWN.
Reading edition
The coup de grace, the blow by which culprits were “put out of their pain.” Breaking the legs of the crucified was considered an ictus gratiosus.
Reading edition
The coup de grace, the blow by which culprits were “put out of their pain.” Breaking the legs of the crucified was considered an ictus gratiosus.